By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter
October 9, 2023
What moves did the Vancouver Canucks make during the 2023 offseason?
Here’s a breakdown of signings, trades, front office hires, and offseason departures, promotions:
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
- April 19: Signed D Elias Pettersson
- May 6: Signed RW Jonathan Lekkerimaki
- May 31: Signed D Jett Woo
- July 1:
- Signed C Teddy Blueger
- D Ian Cole
- D Matt Irwin
- C Tristen Nielsen
- G Zach Sawchenko
- D Carson Soucy
- Aug. 11: Signed C Pius Suter
- Sept. 19: Acquired G Casey DeSmith from Montreal for LW Tanner Pearson and a 2025 third-round pick
- Sept. 24: Signed D Sawyer Mynio
- Sept. 25: Signed G Ty Young
- Oct. 8: Acquired C Sam Lafferty from Toronto for a 2024 fifth-round pick
Re-Signings
- June 30: Re-signed D Noah Juulsen
- July 2: Re-signed D Akito Hirose
- July 9: Re-signed LW Nils Hoglander
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
- May 16: Named Alex Trinca director of sport performance
- July 4: Named Roman Kaszczij head athletic therapist
Notable Offseason Departures
- D Ethan Bear (unrestricted free agent)
- D Kyle Burroughs (unrestricted free agent, signed by San Jose)
- G Collin Delia (unrestricted free agent, signed by Winnipeg)
- D Travis Dermott (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona)
- C Justin Dowling (unrestricted free agent, signed by New Jersey)
- D Oliver Ekman-Larsson (contract buyout, signed by Florida)
- LW Micheal Ferland (unrestricted free agent)
- G Spencer Martin (waived, claimed by Columbus)
- LW Tanner Pearson (traded to Montreal)
- Assistant coach Jason King (hired by Minnesota as assistant coach)
- Assistant general manager Derek Clancey (hired by Toronto as assistant general manager of player personnel)
- Director of sport performance Bryan Marshall
Source: nhl.com